Hi, my name is Daniel Baulig. I work full time and independently on open source software.

I was born to Irish/German parents and raised bilingually in Germany. I've been living and working for the last decade in the San Francisco Bay Area / Silicon Valley where I still live with my partner and our two children.

I've spent most of my professional career at Facebook / Meta as a Software Engineer and Engineering Manager on the Video Infrastructure team. There I've built or directed the building of multiple generations of web video players and infrastructure around them, including Meta's first HTML5 video player, DASH streaming video player, Live video player, 360 video player, React video player, and much more.

Among my personal interests are home automation, video games, electronics and the technological frontier (i.e. AI, VR, blockchain, etc).

I am currently spending most of my time working on ESPHome Web App (ESPWA), a Progressive Web App (PWA) designed to streamline the setup, configuration, and control of ESPHome-based microcontrollers independently, without requiring additional infrastructure like an ESPHome or Home Assistant instance.

By supporting me, you can help me remain focused on the work I am doing and let me know that the work I am doing is valuable to you.